kickers

Definition of kickersnext
plural of kicker
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Noun
  • These new Ubfen kicks look retro but feel especially practical for everyday wear.
    Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • In episode eight of season three, Matthew’s family and friends want to support his burgeoning business, so they’re shown wearing a variety of fresh kicks — ranging from baby Sutton wearing red and white Nike Dunk Lows to Harrison Ford in his aforementioned style.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • And yet, there were several strategic surprises in how the networks, in particular, plan to roll out their new and returning series.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Wilde navigates the tonal shifts with authority, delivering surprises along the way, including an ending that somehow delivers hope for the institution of wedlock.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
    Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Here are the 10 biggest bombshells from the WWE legend's final interview.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But less attention was given to other bombshells dropped about vaccines that day.
    Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • To mitigate these risks, the market is demanding infrastructure that combines deep liquidity with independently verifiable reserves through Proof of Reserves disclosures and tri-party custody integrations.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • The latest disclosures also showed more than a dozen purchases and sales of securities in The Walt Disney Co.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Hantavirus has a long incubation period, and people with high-risk exposures — including cruise ship passengers and people who were on an international flight with a sick passenger — should be monitored for 42 days, health officials say.
    Erin Burnett, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • Click on the state for more information about the exposures.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The new Scorecard, released Wednesday and in its fourth year, offers several revelations for families, educators and policymakers looking for clarity — and hope — at a time when public education has been blamed and battered for those persistent declines in student performance.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 13 May 2026
  • The revelations led to calls for a criminal investigation into Sloth World’s owners, prompting confirmation by Attorney General James Uthmeier on May 1 that one was underway.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
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“Kickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickers. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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